Mud-guard for automobiles and the like.



Nit MARION. v MUD GUARD F08 LUTOMOBILES AND THE UKE.

APPLICATION FILED jun 20. m4.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

. Application filed July so, 191a serial no. 851,941.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, NAPOLEON MARION, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at 4:636 Notre Dame street east, Montreal, Province ofQuebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMud-Guards for Automobiles and the like; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

The invention to be hereinafter described relates to mud guards forautomobiles and the like.

In order to more clearly disclose the construction, operation, and useof the invention, reference should be had to the accompanying drawingsforming part of the present application.

Throughout the several figures of the drawings like reference charactersdesignate the same parts.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the guard as applied to theback wheel of an automobile; Fig. 2 is an inside view of the guard usedfor a back wheel; Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 1 looking inthe direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is a section on line H of Fig. 1looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 5 is a side view of thedevice as applied to the front wheel of an automobile; Fig. 6 is aninside view of the guard used for a front wheel; Fig. 7 is a section online 77 of Fig. 5 looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 8 is aside view of the guard plate positioning ring; Fig. 9 is a front view ofthe same; Fig. 10- is a detail of the'pivotal mounting of the frontguard; Fig. 11 is a detail top plan view of the mounting of the lowerplate of the rear wheel guard; Fig. 12 is the same of the front wheelguard; and Figs. 13 and 14 are detailv views of the means for adjustingthe height of the guard plate.

The main objects of the invention are, to provide a neat, durable. andeflicient mud guard for automobiles and the like, which can be producedat a relatively low cost and will efl'ectually prevent side splashing.

Further objects are, to provide a guard which can give so as not to bein ured by contact with stones or other objects, can be easily andquickly mounted or demounted, and can be adjusted to suit circumstances.

This guard is more especially adapted to be used in combination with theusual fixedly mounted automobile mud guard, but may be usedindependently thereof, if desired, as will be apparent.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 designates the rear wheel of anautomobile having its upper portion surrounded by the usual mud guard 2.A plate 3', of sheet metal, is cut to fit inside of guard 2, in front ofwheel 1, and is supported thereby by being secured thereto by angleirons 4 riveted to the plate, and bolts 5 passed through the angle ironsand mud guard and secured by wing nuts 6.

On the inner face of plate 3, at each side thereof and placed a shortdistance therefrom, vertical rods 7 are mounted. A rectangular plate 8is slidably mounted on red 7, by means of an integral sleeve 9 whichtravels on the back rod, and a sleeve 10 intcgral with an arm integralwith plate 8, which travels on the front rod. At the front upper cornerof plate 8 there is an.

integral, inwardly directed, properly braced arm 11 provided on itsinner end with a forked head 12. Head 12 straddles the rim of a ring 13which is detachably secured to the spokes of. the wheel, concentric withthe hub thereof. By this arrangement, plate 8 is maintained in fixedvertical relation to the wheel, and is not affected by the springing orvertical movement of the guard 2 and plate 3, and is kept properlyspaced away from the wheel.

Flats 8 is provided, on its inner face, at each end thereof, with a pairof vertically alined sleeves 14; adapted to receive rods 15 secured tothe outer face of the neck 16 of the guard plate 17, near the upper endthereof, and slightly spaced therefrom. A narrow slotted plate 18 hasits upper end fixedly secured to the center of the lower edge of plate 8and extending down the center of the them tightly against the sides ofthe formeiz.

By this means, the guard plate can be adjust/ed vertically and securedin fixed relation to plate 8. The lower portion of guard plate 17 isshaped to extend a little beyond the lower back portion of wheel 1, forthe greater part thereof, downwardly. The front crossing of the plate isrounded and the plate is adjusted so as to be a very slight distanceabove the ground. It is held in this position by reason of itsconnection to I 1, plate 17 effectually prevents any si e splashing orthe throwing of mud and dirt from centrifugal force, as is obvious. Ifthe rounded corner of plate 17 strikes a stone or other obstacle, itwill readily give upwardly, due to the sliding mounting of plate 8. Incase the vehicle runs too close to a curbstone, or the like, the piece20 of angle iron will engage the curb at an angle and protect the plate17 from injury. By this means, the guard is effectually protected fromdamage by ordinary causes. The guard plate may be readily removed byremoving binding screws19 and raising the plate sufliciently todisengage rods 15 from sleeves 14:. To remove plate 3 it is onlynecessary to unscrew wing nuts 6 from bolts 5. Also, ring 13 may beeasily and quickly mounted or demounted, as will be evident from Fig. 9.From the above it will be seen that the guard may be easily and quicklyassembled or taken apart, or mounted or demounted, and is easilyaccessible for cleaning, repairing, and like purposes. Further, theconstruction is very simple and of small cost.

The guard for the front wheel is practically the same as that for theback wheel, with the exception of a few necessary variations in details.The front wheel 1 has'to be turned, for guiding purposes. For thisreason, it is necessary to mount the guard pivotally. The plate 3* ispivotally connected by an integral lug 3 to the center of the top of thefront mud guard 2 The arm 11 is replaced by two arms 11, one providedwith a forked head 12 which straddles the rim of rin 13, and the otherhaving a flat head 12 w ich bears against the outer edge of the ring.These arms are spaced approximately 90 apart, and coiiperate to keep theguard parallel with the wheel, and

keep it spaced therefrom. A lug 3 is secured to the lower back corner ofplate 3 and is loosely secured through one end of a connecting rod 3which passes underneath the body of the automobile and has its other endsecured on a similar lug, on the guard of the other front wheel. By thisconstrucmenace tion, whenever one guard is shifted, the other guard willbe shifted similarly and in the same direction. The plate 3, of thefrontguard, is of proper shape and size to be properly operable underthe guard 2*. With the above exceptions, the construction and operationof the front guard is identical with that of the rear one.

It is thought that the construction, operation, and use of the inventionwill be clear from the preceding detailed description.

Changes may be made in the construction, arrangement, and disposition ofthe several parts of the invention without in any way departing from thefield and scope of the same, and it is meant to include all such withinthis application wherein only a preferred form has been disclosed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination in a device of the character described, a wheel, a.fixedly mounted mud guard concentric with the upper portion thereof, aplate detachably secured thereto at the side of the said wheel, a secondplate vertically slidable on: the inner face thereof, a ring detachablymounted on the wheel concentric with the hub thereof, an inwardlypresented arm integral with the second mentioned plate and provided witha forked head adapted to straddle the rim of the said ring, a verticallyadjustable guard plate detachably mounted on the inner face of thesecond mentioned plate, and means for adjusting the guard platevertically and securing it in adjustment.

2. In combination in a device of the character described, a wheel, afixedly mounted mud guard concentric with the upper portion thereof, aplate detachably secured thereto at the side of the said wheel, a secondplate vertically slidable on the inner face thereof, a ring detachablymounted on the wheel concentric with the hub thereof, an inwardlypresented arm integral with the second mentioned plate and provided witha forked headadapted to straddle the rim of the said ring, a verticallyadjustable guard plate detachably mounted on the inner face of thesecond mentioned plate, and means for adjusting the guard plateverticall and securing it in adjustment, such means being filxetilysecured to the said second mentioned p a 3. In combination in a deviceof the character described, a wheel, a plate mounted at the sidethereof, supporting means therefor, a second plate slidably mounted onthe inner face of the first mentioned plate, a ring detachably mountedon the wheel concentric with the hub thereof, an inwardly presented armintegral with the second mentioned plate and provided with a forked headadapted to straddle the rim of the said ring, a vertically adjustableguard plate In witness whereof I have hereunto set detachably mounted onthe inner face of the my hand in the presence of two witnesses. secondmentioned plate, and means for ad- NAPOLEON M justing the said guardplate vertically and 5 securing it in adjustment, said means beingWitnesses:

fixedly secured to the second mentioned A. PIPPOCOLO, plate. HENRY H.BABCOCK.

